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M. SC HWERIN. Handle fOr- Trunks, Bags', &0.

No. 226,794. Patented 'April 20,18'80.'

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N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITHDGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. Q

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

MORRIS SOHWERIN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

HANDLE FOR TRUNKS, BAGS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,794, dated April20, 1880.

Application filed February 28, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS SCHWERIN, of Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Handles for Trunks and Bags and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in handles for trunks and bags 5and it consists in the fastening by means of which the handle is securedto the bag-frame, which fastening consists of a malleable-iron castinghaving two studs in its upper end, which pass through a hole in thelower end of the handle, and a third stud, which passes through theframe of the bag and is clinched on itsinner side, whereby the use ofrivets and the caps which fit over the end of the handle is entirelydone away with, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to produce handles for bags, trunks, andother such articles which shall be light, cheap, and so easily producedthat they will require no skilled labor to make them.

Figure l of the accompanying drawings represents a side elevation of myinvention, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of thehandle, and Fig. 3 is a perspective of the fastening by which the end ofthe handle is secured to the bag-frame.

(t represents the handle, which is made from a single piece of sheetmetal of any suitable kind. Thispiece of sheet metal is first stampedinto the desired form and then it is filled with pasteboard, paper-pulp,or any other suitable material, which serves to give the sheet metal asufficiently solid body to allow the handle to be bent into the curvedform shown. The sheet metal sinks into this pasteboard or otherequivalent filling, allowing the handle-to be finished up into a veryneat, smooth, and light article. Through each of the ends of this handleis made a hole for the purpose of fastening it to the bag-frame.

The fastenings used to secure the handle to the frame or other suitablebody consists of the malleable-iron castings cl, which have the twostuds 6 projecting inwardly from its two jaws, and a third stud, t,projecting down from its bottom to pass through the bag-frame. After theend of the handle has beeninserted between the two jaws of thisfastening thejaws are closed sufficiently near together to have the twostuds pass into the hole from opposite sides in the end of the handle,and thus securely hold the handle between them. The third stud, i, ispassed through the bag-frame or body of the trunk, and is then clinchedon the inner side.

This fastening does away with all caps or sockets which go over the endof the handle, and which are liable to give way or be broken at anytime.

This fastening is very cheap, simple, and durable, and agreat-improvementover those fastenings heretofore used.

I am aware that a part of a bridle has been filled with paper and thenstrengthened with a sheet of metal, and this I disclaim.

I am aware that handles have been made for baskets out of sheet metaland filled with rope, and this I disclaim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A fastening for handles,consisting of the casting (I, having the two studs on its inner side topass into the end of the handle, and a stud, i, to pass through the bag01' trunk, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a handle for bags and trunks, made from asinglepiece of sheet metal and provided with a filling of pasteboard or othersuitable material, with the fastening at, having the studs to pass intothe ends of the handle, and a stud to pass through the frame, wherebyall rivets and caps for the ends of the handles are dispensed with,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this21st day of February, 1880.

MORRIS SOHWERIN.

Witnesses SAMUEL J AOOBSON, G. J. KEMPE.

